The Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2004
1Citation, commencement and duration
2Interpretation
3Referral to an employment zone programme
4Early entry to an employment zone programme
5Stages of an employment zone programme
6Suspension of the requirements of the Jobseekers Act 1995
7Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

2004 No. 934

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Employment Zones (Allocation to Contractors) Pilot Regulations 2004

Made

Coming into force

Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 19951 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Whereas these Regulations, so far as section 29(1) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 applies to them, are made with a view to ascertaining whether their provisions will, or will be likely to, encourage persons to obtain work or will, or will be likely to, facilitate the obtaining by persons of work2.

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 60(1), (2) and (9) and 83(4) and (6) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 19993 and sections 19(10) and 29(1) and (3) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 19954, and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it5, hereby makes the following Regulations: